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Trade Hopes for a Bright 2019 Vegas Show

All eyes are on the upcoming jewellery sales events in the US – the Luxury and JCK shows in Las Vegas – as business slows down in other parts of the world.

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Rough diamond, yellow in color
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Diamond Research Gives Clues to the Formation of the Continents

Mineral inclusions trapped in diamonds reveal the continents’ construction – and help GIA researchers date diamonds.

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De Beers Ups Supply; US Federal Trade Commission Warns About ‘Eco’ Claims

DeBeers responds to fluctuations, and the FTC issues warnings on laboratory-grown diamonds. Plus: 302.37 ct Graff Lesedi La Rona is revealed.

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Drilled natural pearls examined in this study.
Saltwater Pearls from the Pre- to Early Columbian Era: A Gemmological and Radiocarbon Dating Study

Examines 85 saltwater natural pearls, reportedly harvested from the Caribbean islands off the coast of Venezuela during the early 16th century, to determine their age.

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Rough CLIPPIR diamonds
The Very Deep Origin of the World’s Biggest Diamonds

Explores an exceptional family of diamonds, referred to as “CLIPPIR” (Cullinan-like, Large, Inclusion-Poor, Pure, Irregular and Resorbed), that formed in a super-deep environment.

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5.19 ct CVD synthetic diamond
CVD Synthetic Diamond Over 5 Carats Identified by GIA

Results from GIA’s recent testing of a 5.19 ct CVD synthetic diamond, the largest it has examined to date.

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10.08 ct HPHT synthetic diamond with color equivalent to Fancy Deep blue
Blue HPHT Synthetic Diamond Over 10 Carats

Results from GIA’s recent testing of a 10.08 ct blue HPHT synthetic diamond, the largest HPHT synthetic recorded to date.

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Is Another 1,000 (or 3,000) Carat Diamond Around the Corner?

Find out why the number of very large diamonds entering the market has increased sharply in the last few years.

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A diagram uses four rulers to show how color, clarity, cut and carat weight are measured.
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Diamond Quality: A Short History of the 4Cs

You’ve heard about the 4Cs of diamond quality (colour, clarity, cut and carat weight). But how did they become so well-known? Here’s a little diamond history.

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The 14.62 ct. emerald cut Fancy Vivid Blue Oppenheimer diamond is flanked by diamonds in a ring setting.
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Spring 2016 Auction Update: Big Cheques – Mega Diamonds

Big diamonds – really big ones – dominated the news in May, setting sales records for colourless and coloured beauties.

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